CVE-2026-4541 | janmojzis tinyssh up to 20250501 Ed25519 Signature crypto_sign_ed25519_tinyssh.c signature verification (Issue 101)
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A vulnerability was found in janmojzis tinyssh up to 20250501 . It has been classified as problematic . Impacted is an unknown function of the file tinyssh/crypto_sign_ed25519_tinyssh.c of the component Ed25519 Signature Handler . This manipulation causes improper verification of cryptographic signature. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-4541 . The attack is restricted to local execution. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
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VDB-352358 · CVE-2026-4541 · ISSUE 101
JANMOJZIS TINYSSH UP TO 20250501 ED25519 SIGNATURE CRYPTO_SIGN_ED25519_TINYSSH.C SIGNATURE VERIFICATION
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CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score
2.3 $0-$5k 1.91+
Summaryinfo
A vulnerability was found in janmojzis tinyssh up to 20250501. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the file tinyssh/crypto_sign_ed25519_tinyssh.c of the component Ed25519 Signature Handler. Such manipulation leads to signature verification. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-4541. The attack must be carried out locally. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability was found in janmojzis tinyssh up to 20250501. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file tinyssh/crypto_sign_ed25519_tinyssh.c of the component Ed25519 Signature Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a signature verification vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-347. The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data. Impacted is integrity.
The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-4541. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.
The exploit is available at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
Upgrading to version 20260301 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 9c87269607e0d7d20174df742accc49c042cff17 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
Productinfo
Vendor
janmojzis
Name
tinyssh
Version
20250501
License
open-source
Website
Product: https://github.com/janmojzis/tinyssh/
CPE 2.3info
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CVSSv3info
VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.3
VulDB Base Score: 2.5
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Signature verification
CWE: CWE-347 / CWE-345
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo
Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: tinyssh 20260301
Patch: 9c87269607e0d7d20174df742accc49c042cff17
Timelineinfo
03/01/2026 Countermeasure disclosed
03/21/2026 +20 days Advisory disclosed
03/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Product: github.com
Advisory: 101
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔒
CVE: CVE-2026-4541 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-4541
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-352358
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entryinfo
Created: 03/21/2026 16:15
Changes: 03/21/2026 16:15 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Submitter: pythok
Cache ID: 99:2B9:101
Submitinfo
Accepted
Submit #774687: GitHub tinyssh 20250501 Cryptographic Issues (by pythok)
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